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CVE-2026-22809VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-22809: AmauriC tarteaucitron.js · ReDoS

Affects AmauriC tarteaucitron.jsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium : upgrade to 1.29.0 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.29.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade AmauriC tarteaucitron.js to 1.29.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AmauriCtarteaucitron.jsAffected
  • <1.29.0
Fixed in
  • 1.29.0
npmtarteaucitron.jspkg:npm/tarteaucitron.jsOther threatsAffected
  • <1.29.0
Fixed in
  • 1.29.0

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AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade tarteaucitron.js to version 1.29.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. In environments where upgrading is not immediately feasible, organizations should implement input validation and sanitization on the issuu_id parameter to prevent malicious regular expression inputs. Monitoring CPU usage and application performance metrics can help detect potential exploitation attempts early. Restricting local access and enforcing strict privilege management reduces the risk of exploitation, given the requirement for high privileges. Additionally, organizations should conduct regular dependency audits to identify vulnerable library versions and apply patches promptly. Web application firewalls (WAFs) can be configured to detect and block suspicious patterns targeting the issuu_id parameter. Finally, educating developers and system administrators about ReDoS risks and secure coding practices related to regular expressions can prevent similar vulnerabilities.

Description

CVE-2026-22809 is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability found in tarteaucitron.js versions prior to 1.29.0. This vulnerability arises from inefficient regular expression handling of the issuu_id parameter, which can be exploited to cause excessive CPU consumption, leading to denial of service. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 4.4 and requires local access with high privileges to exploit, without user interaction. It impacts the availability of systems using vulnerable versions of tarteaucitron.js, a popular cookie banner compliance tool. The issue is fixed in version 1.

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